Engineering Worksheet: Sustainability

Engineering lesson 22: Sustainable engineering · Set 843 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Reduce, reuse, recycle): Reduce = use less · reuse = use again · recycle = break down and remake. Renewable: sun, wind, water, biogas, waves. Non-renewable: coal, petrol, diesel, natural gas. Count savings with × and ÷: bags per week × weeks, bottles ÷ bottles per bench.

1. 1.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) reuse gift paper (b) print on both sides (c) fix a dripping tap (d) melt cans into new cans
2. 2.♻️ Which energy source will never run out? (a) diesel (b) petrol (c) sunlight (d) coal
3. 3.♻️ A school bench is made from 250 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 750 bottles?
4. 4.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: buy less packaging? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
5. 5.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) plant in old tyres (b) use a jar as a pen stand (c) switch off unused lights (d) pulp old paper
6. 6.♻️ A school bench is made from 150 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1500 bottles?
7. 7.♻️ Is petrol a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
8. 8.True or false: biogas from waste is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: diesel is a renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.♻️ Is coal a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
11. 11.♻️ Is biogas from waste a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
12. 12.♻️ Is sunlight a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
13. 13.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: give old books away? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
14. 14.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) turn plastic into tiles (b) melt glass into new jars (c) fix a dripping tap (d) use a jar as a pen stand
15. 15.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: carry a cloth bag? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
16. 16.True or false: diesel is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: ocean wave energy is a non-renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is reduce (use less)? (a) carry a cloth bag (b) give old books away (c) reuse gift paper (d) use a jar as a pen stand
19. 19.♻️ Is ocean wave energy a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
20. 20.♻️ A sustainable design … (a) protects the future (b) uses the most plastic (c) lasts one day (d) wastes water
21. 21.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: print on both sides? (a) reuse (b) recycle (c) reduce
22. 22.♻️ A project report has 90 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
23. 23.True or false: natural gas is a non-renewable energy source. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.♻️ Is diesel a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) non-renewable (b) renewable
25. 25.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt cans into new cans? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
26. 26.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: melt glass into new jars? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
27. 27.♻️ A family used to throw away 8 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
28. 28.♻️ Is wind a renewable or a non-renewable energy source? (a) renewable (b) non-renewable
29. 29.♻️ A school bench is made from 200 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1000 bottles?
30. 30.Which of these is recycle (make new things)? (a) print on both sides (b) switch off unused lights (c) melt glass into new jars (d) reuse gift paper
31. 31.♻️ Which is the BEST order to think about waste? (a) burn, bury, forget (b) reduce, reuse, recycle (c) reuse, recycle, reduce (d) recycle, reuse, reduce
32. 32.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: refill a water bottle? (a) recycle (b) reuse (c) reduce
33. 33.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: turn plastic into tiles? (a) recycle (b) reduce (c) reuse
34. 34.♻️ Reduce, reuse or recycle: reuse gift paper? (a) reduce (b) recycle (c) reuse
35. 35.True or false: natural gas is a renewable energy source. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.♻️ A family used to throw away 7 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 8 weeks?
37. 37.♻️ A family used to throw away 5 plastic bags a week. They now carry cloth bags. How many plastic bags do they save in 5 weeks?
38. 38.♻️ A school bench is made from 300 recycled plastic bottles. How many benches can be made from 1800 bottles?
39. 39.♻️ A project report has 68 pages. How many sheets of paper are needed if it is printed on both sides of each sheet?
40. 40.Which of these is reuse (use again)? (a) give old books away (b) fix a dripping tap (c) carry a cloth bag (d) melt cans into new cans

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